Comparing input date with today and decide given input ise history || today || future

test-date.php

$data["day"]="25";
$data["month"]="01";
$data["year"]="2017";

$post = strtotime($data['day']."-".$data['month']."-".$data['year']);
echo $post;
echo "<br/>";
$ctrl = strtotime(date('d-m-Y'));
echo $ctrl;
echo "<br/>";
if ($post == $ctrl)
  echo "Today";
else if ($post < $ctrl)
  echo "History";
else 
  echo "Future";